Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Multi-party elections
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.